click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Neurotransmitters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acetylcholine | Movement & Memory, excitatory, makes muscles activate. |
| Serotonin | Mood, regulation of emotion, inhibitory, helps regulate sleep cycle. |
| Dopamine | Reward, pleasure, related to reward and motivation, inhibitory, learning. |
| Norepinephrine | Fight or Flight, response to danger, contracts blood vessels, increases blood flow, excitatory. |
| GABA | Calming, slows things down, calming the central nervous system, natural tranquilizer, motor control, and vision, inhibitory |
| Glutamate | Memory, thinking, long-term memory, learning, ecititory. |
| Endorphins | Euphoria, Relieve pain and stress, brain’s natural aspirin, pleasure, sexual activity, inhibitory. |